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Astronaut Bruce McCandless about 100 yards from the space shuttle during an EVA, with no tether. The Earth is bright and blue below him, with a scattering of feathery white clouds across the surface. McCandless is suspended above, small and white against the black backdrop of space.

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  1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Feb-2023 15:11:06 UTC Robert McNees Robert McNees

    Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart, mission specialists on the Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-41-B, used nitrogen-propelled maneuvering units to perform the first untethered spacewalks #OTD in 1984.

    Images: NASA
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/9449352571/in/dateposted/

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